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I should have asked that about the Wikipedia link you posted.
You asked "Which metro area has the highest concentration of corporate headquarters?"
Not all corporate headquarters are Fortune 500 or 1000, but obviously a Fortune 1000 list is going to be more inclusive. And since there is no list of metro areas with the most amount of all corporate headquarters (at least that I know of), a Fortune 1000 list is going to be as good as it gets. So the link I posted supports my answer.
I like it.
My first guess was for NYC, but then I found the wiki link and was surprised.
I am biased towards DFW. I am sure the list for DFW needs to be updated.
I should have asked that about the Wikipedia link you posted.
You asked "Which metro area has the highest concentration of corporate headquarters?"
Not all corporate headquarters are Fortune 500 or 1000, but obviously a Fortune 1000 list is going to be more inclusive. And since there is no list of metro areas with the most amount of all corporate headquarters (at least that I know of), a Fortune 1000 list is going to be as good as it gets. So the link I posted supports my answer.
I think this list is pretty good and is a good indication of which metros can support a large corporation and are thriving for the purposes of Amazon's search, as well as which metros punch their own weight. This list is not totally up to date though, since I noticed that Conagra and Catapillar amongst others are not in the Chicago list. Thanks for posting a complete list of metros, instead of having people cherry pick the towns they are rooting for on this particular subject.
I should have asked that about the Wikipedia link you posted.
You asked "Which metro area has the highest concentration of corporate headquarters?"
Not all corporate headquarters are Fortune 500 or 1000, but obviously a Fortune 1000 list is going to be more inclusive. And since there is no list of metro areas with the most amount of all corporate headquarters (at least that I know of), a Fortune 1000 list is going to be as good as it gets. So the link I posted supports my answer.
To be fair, Java's link claims that DFW has the highest concentration of corporate headquarters in the country. I mean, it has no citation so take the info with a grain of salt, but technically his link addresses his question precisely.
To be fair, Java's link claims that DFW has the highest concentration of corporate headquarters in the country. I mean, it has no citation so take the info with a grain of salt, but technically his link addresses his question precisely.
You're right; I didn't read the first part of the article. But as you alluded to, without any supporting evidence, it's just a claim.
The Chicago bid proposed 10 potential sites, including some that would combine and connect buildings and land controlled by multiple owners. One such option would combine space in the vacant old main post office.... (under restoration and development to be ready for Spring 2019), a redeveloped Union Station and the 110-story Willis Tower (getting a total street-level makeover).
Big land sites include;
- 62 acres along the Chicago River in the South Loop, which Related Midwest plans to develop that started;
- 70+ acres of riverfront land near Lincoln Park and Bucktown neighborhoods , which developer Sterling Bay is calling .... Lincoln Yards;
- 37 acres along the river between downtown and the North Side, owned by Tribune Media;
- the former Michael Reese Hospital site and other land south of McCormick Place Convention Center and new hotel, which a team led by Farpoint Development and Draper and Kramer is redeveloping.
The two suburban options are the Oak Brook campus that McDonald’s is set to vacate as it moves its headquarters to Chicago, and land on the longtime Motorola Solutions campus in Schaumburg.
I am curious on people’s thoughts with the city of Fort Worth as a HQ2 contender.
The city is included in DFW's Amazon pitch and to no surprise; no one has focused on Fort Worth’s chances of landing HQ2.
Locally, it has a population of 854,113 people. On the Fort Worth side of the Metroplex it’s about 2 million, and is part of the ~7.4 million metro area.
There is free downtown transit, the Molly, and the city is expanding the central core, Panther Island, just to name a few items.
Yes, there are plenty of arguments against Fort Worth. The city of Fort Worth is growing. I know it is considered red, but the city leaders would be happy for any company to move in and take XTO's place and prevent the city from becoming a suburb to Dallas.
I am curious on people’s thoughts with the city of Fort Worth as a HQ2 contender.
The city is included in DFW's Amazon pitch and to no surprise; no one has focused on Fort Worth’s chances of landing HQ2.
Locally, it has a population of 854,113 people. On the Fort Worth side of the Metroplex it’s about 2 million, and is part of the ~7.4 million metro area.
There is free downtown transit, the Molly, and the city is expanding the central core, Panther Island, just to name a few items.
Yes, there are plenty of arguments against Fort Worth. The city of Fort Worth is growing. I know it is considered red, but the city leaders would be happy for any company to move in and take XTO's place and prevent the city from becoming a suburb to Dallas.
Fort Worth's national reputation, even though it is a large city in a dynamic region is Meh. It does have the leftover reputation of being a cowboy town with a cheap cost of living, and a clean but sterile and empty downtown that doesn't wow or separate itself from anywhere. The only thing that is has it that is one of 10 regional centers for the Federal Government, but not much else except for a place for overflow growth from Dallas.
If Amazon is making a second visit to Chicago and exploring their options, it means Chicago has a good chance. The 10 options presented for the most part are outstanding, and downtown has a lot of momentum right now. As Dave PA mentioned, just in the tight area triangle of Willis Tower, the old post office and Union Station there is massive redevelopment, and with the booming West Loop nearby, would be a good fit for the company. No other city on the list has this kind of dynamic going on.
Fort Worth's national reputation, even though it is a large city in a dynamic region is Meh. It does have the leftover reputation of being a cowboy town with a cheap cost of living, and a clean but sterile and empty downtown that doesn't wow or separate itself from anywhere. The only thing that is has it that is one of 10 regional centers for the Federal Government, but not much else except for a place for overflow growth from Dallas.
If Amazon is making a second visit to Chicago and exploring their options, it means Chicago has a good chance. The 10 options presented for the most part are outstanding, and downtown has a lot of momentum right now. As Dave PA mentioned, just in the tight area triangle of Willis Tower, the old post office and Union Station there is massive redevelopment, and with the booming West Loop nearby, would be a good fit for the company. No other city on the list has this kind of dynamic going on.
I would argue that the Philly locations have a pretty similar dynamic to those in Chicago
is one better/worse maybe but I think the developments in Philly at worst have comparable situations (and better transit connectivity especially with SY's and the 30th Street development even as the Chicago one has great transit, the location in Philly is actually nearly on top (one seat rides) of every (two subway lines require one transfer, 20 regional rail, 5 subway-surface LRT, subways, NJT, Amtrak, Acela single seat rail rides to PHL, EWR, and BWI) major rail transit line in Philly and the region plus on top of the Amtrak NE corridor lines.
Fort Worth's national reputation, even though it is a large city in a dynamic region is Meh. It does have the leftover reputation of being a cowboy town with a cheap cost of living, and a clean but sterile and empty downtown that doesn't wow or separate itself from anywhere. The only thing that is has it that is one of 10 regional centers for the Federal Government, but not much else except for a place for overflow growth from Dallas.
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